Jim Norton

Born: 1938-01-04

Jim Norton (born 4 January 1938) is an Irish stage, film and television character actor, known for his work in the theatre, most notably in Conor McPherson's The Seafarer, and on television as Bishop Brennan in the sitcom Father Ted.


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as Mr Mason
Released: 2002-11-13

Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start...

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

as Herr Liszt
Released: 2008-05-07

When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno...

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as Randy
Released: 1998-07-01

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men....

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as Mr. Binnacle
Released: 2018-12-13

Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on...

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The Boy

as Mr. Heelshire
Released: 2016-01-22

A young American woman takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, soon discovering that...

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Water for Elephants

as Camel
Released: 2011-04-15

In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins...

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Memoirs of an Invisible Man

as Dr. Bernard Wachs
Released: 1992-02-28

After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official...

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Straw Dogs

as Chris Cawsey
Released: 1971-11-25

David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In...

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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

as Old Mr. Black
Released: 2011-12-25

A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he...

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Hidden Agenda

as Brodie
Released: 1990-11-21

In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to...

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Jimmy's Hall

as Father Sheridan
Released: 2014-05-30

Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet...

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Driving Lessons

as Mr. Fincham
Released: 2006-09-06

A shy teenage boy trying to escape the influence of his domineering mother, has his world...

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The Eclipse

as Malachy
Released: 2009-04-24

Michael is a widower who is struggling to adjust to his new role as the sole caretaker of his...

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Into the West

as Superintendant O'Mara
Released: 1992-10-23

Accused of a crime they didn't commit, two city kids and a magical horse are about to become the...

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Mad About Mambo

as uncredited
Released: 2000-04-04

High school student tries to improve soccer skills by practicing dance and falls for his dance...

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The Face of Fu Manchu

as Mathius
Released: 1965-08-06

Grisly strangulations in London alert Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard to the possibility that...

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Coroner
Released: 2002-12-26

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called in to unravel a mysterious curse that has plagued the...

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National Theatre Live: Hamlet

as Polonius
Released: 2015-10-15

As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's...

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Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall

as Pongo
Released: 1973-06-12

London, 1940. Aspiring jazz musician and future comedy legend Terence "Spike" Milligan...

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Conspiracy of Silence

as uncredited
Released: 2003-05-15

When a priest commits suicide and two trainees are expelled from a seminary, a journalist starts...

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Oyster Farmer

as Mumbles
Released: 2005-06-30

A love story about a young man who runs away up an isolated Australian river and gets a job with...

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Sakharov

as Roy Medvedev
Released: 1984-06-20

Biography of Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his...

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The Last Right

as Padraig
Released: 2019-12-06

Daniel Murphy is lumbered with a corpse that has the same last name as his, who dies on his...

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Midnight's Child

as Dr. Stefan Grossbart
Released: 1992-04-21

Spooky tale of a lawyer who sees Satan in the Swiss au pair she and her artist husband have...

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Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time

as (voice)
Released: 2000-06-13

Aladdin and his new friend Paige visit English kings, Egyptian queens, come face to face with a...

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Screamer

as The Man
Released: 1974-11-02

A young American girl on her way to visit friends in rural England is brutally attacked and...

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Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend

as Marcus's Dad
Released: 1991-12-25

A lonely Omaha, Nebraska security guard named Marcus dreams of establishing some human...

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Light

as Jack Parry
Released: 1979-03-13

In a Cheshire village, Jack, an electrician, is rewiring the house where a dissident Russian...

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The Secret Garden: The Musical

as Ben Weatherstaff
Released: 2021-05-06

Come spirit, come charm, and join us for a magical experience as we present a behind the scenes...

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The Dead Hands of Dublin

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2020-07-09

A failed pianist comes into possession of a pair of enchanted gloves. Upon wearing them, he...

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Prisoners of the Moon

as Arthur Rudolph
Released: 2019-07-19

Was Arthur Rudolph, a central figure in the first Moon Landing, also involved in war crimes...

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Boxed

as Father Moran
Released: 2002-08-23

The thriller Boxed addresses the little-known fact that the Irish Republican Army would bring in...

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Cry of the Innocent

as Jasper Tooms
Released: 1980-06-15

An American insurance executive, who sees his wife and children die when a plane crashes into...

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Waiting at the Field Gate

as Rainmarsh
Released: 1975-04-03

Lightning Gallat is the village slaughterer and a man of distinction. Where does he draw the line?

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Sunset Heights

as Sam Magee, The Preacher
Released: 1999-06-04

Irish thriller starring Toby Stephens. Belfast of the near future finds the city ruled by two...

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On the Nose

as Patrick Cassidy
Released: 2001-10-23

Brendan is a janitor at a university who has a fondness for gambling, especially betting on...

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The Legion Hall Bombing

as Detective Sergeant
Released: 1978-08-22

The story of the trial of Willie Gallagher, convicted of bombing the Strabane British Legion...

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Stan

as Stan Laurel
Released: 2006-06-06

Stanley Laurel's last visit to Oliver Hardy, as originally told in Neil Brand's radio play.

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Homemade

as Tommy
Released: 2013-09-30

Pensioner Tommy Fogarty wants to impress his new lady friend by baking a cake, but finds a gang...

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Rough for Theatre II

as A
Released: 2000-01-01

Two bureaucrats discuss the potential suicide of a man standing perfectly still in front of a...

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Home Cooking

as Gordon
Released: 1986-11-08

The abused neglected wife of a loutish hotelier begins to suspect that her husband is the serial...

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The Temptation of Eileen Hughes

as Bernard McAuley
Released: 1988-04-03

The McAuleys are local celebrities and Eileen Hughes, a young shop assistant, is flattered to be...

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Midsomer Murders

as Edward Canning
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Holodeck Albert Einstein
First aired: 1987-09-28

Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the...

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Elementary

as Sir James Walter
First aired: 2012-09-27

A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases....

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Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Roger Havering
First aired: 1989-01-08

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...

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Babylon 5

as Ombuds Wellington
First aired: 1994-01-26

Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth...

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Babylon 5

as Dr. Lazarenn
First aired: 1994-01-26

Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth...

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Babylon 5

as G'Quan
First aired: 1994-01-26

Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth...

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Frasier

as Wentworth
First aired: 1993-09-16

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...

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Minder

as O'Brady
First aired: 1979-10-29

This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and...

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Cheers

as Henderson
First aired: 1982-09-30

The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Winner
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Rumpole of the Bailey

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-12-17

Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer...

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Waking the Dead

as David Dusniak
First aired: 2001-06-18

A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

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Peak Practice

as Father Matthew Corlon
First aired: 1993-05-10

Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town...

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Crown Court

as Jeremy Williams
First aired: 1972-10-11

Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the...

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Play for Today

as Jack Parry
First aired: 1970-10-15

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...

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Play for Today

as The Detective Sergeant
First aired: 1970-10-15

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...

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Tales of the Unexpected

as Dr Mellish
First aired: 1979-03-24

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and...

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Tales of the Unexpected

as H.A.K. Bates
First aired: 1979-03-24

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and...

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The Sweeney

as Phil Harrister
First aired: 1975-01-02

Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue...

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Van der Valk

as Eddy
First aired: 1972-09-13

Van der Valk is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television for the ITV...

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Van der Valk

as Hanson
First aired: 1972-09-13

Van der Valk is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television for the ITV...

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Dalgliesh

as Father Barnes
First aired: 2021-11-04

A recent widower and acclaimed poet, enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh employs his exceptional...

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The Bill

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-10-16

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...

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Wycliffe

as Owens
First aired: 1994-07-24

Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective...

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Father Ted

as Bishop Len Brennan
First aired: 1995-04-21

A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote...

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River

as Michael Bennigan
First aired: 2015-10-13

Respected police officer John River, a gifted cop with a troubled mind, struggles to come to...

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Justice

as Alan Cartwright
First aired: 1971-10-08

Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long...

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Thriller

as The Man
First aired: 1973-04-14

Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is...

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Lovejoy

as Father Xavier
First aired: 1986-01-10

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...

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The Adventurer

as Morgan
First aired: 1972-09-29

The Adventurer is an ITC Entertainment TV adventure series created by Dennis Spooner that ran...

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Maigret

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-02-09

Based on the novels by Georges Simenon, Michael Gambon plays the eponymous detective from the...

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Stay Lucky

as uncredited
First aired: 1989-12-08

Drama about a small-time gangster Thomas Gynn (Dennis Waterman) from London who discovers a new...

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Colditz

as Capt. James Porteous
First aired: 1972-10-19

Colditz is a British television series co-produced by the BBC and Universal Studios and screened...

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1990

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-09-18

The series is set in a dystopian future in which Britain is under the grip of the Home Office's...

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Hunter's Walk

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-06-04

Hunter’s Walk was about crime on a smaller – but no less dramatic – scale, and featured a police...

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Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-02-18

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width is a British television sitcom first broadcast in 1967 as...

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The Royal

as Rory
First aired: 2003-01-19

Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled...

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The Treacle People

as Brendan Robinson (voice) / Silas Mitton (voice) / Digger (voice)
First aired: 1996-05-03

The Treacle People was a children's television programme shown on CITV in the United Kingdom,...

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Nanny

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-01-10

A divorced woman decides to train as a Nanny in 1930s England.

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Insurrection

as Tom Clarke
First aired: 1966-04-10

The events of the Easter Rising, told in the style contemporary news broadcasts and a series of...

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